July 11, 2018

Text Of Press Conference By The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) On The Unsavory Situation In Ekiti, Being Orchestrated By The APC-Led Federal Government To Scuttle The July 14, 2018 Governorship Election In The State.

Ekiti: Democracy Under Attack In Nigeria!

Gentlemen of the press, our democracy has finally come under heavy attack. You will recall that the PDP had earlier alerted that President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) are on self-succession cruise to turn our nation into a fascist state.

Recently, the APC factional National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, boasted that they were going to crush the opposition. Today, the siege has began.

The situation in Ekiti State has reinforced the signpost of a manifest desire by the APC and its leaders to subdue the resilient spirit of Nigerians and set up a totalitarian regime in our country.

This morning, in its desperation to forcefully take over Ekiti State, the APC-led Federal Government deployed armed police personnel led by one Compol Mopol Echel Echel, who blocked the Ekiti State Government House, attacked and placed the democratically elected governor of Ekiti State, Governor Ayodele Fayose, under house arrest. At the moment, no one goes in or out of the government house.

The invading police squad sacked the official security at the Government House, fired sporadically into the premises during which Governor Fayose was beaten up by Policemen and brought down by volleys of teargas while several others were injured.

This, we have been informed, isis part of the ‘order from above’, in line with the earlier boast by the Buhari-led APC, to “cage” Governor Fayose ahead of the July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election, so as to grant their agents a field day to rig the election.

In fact, we have been made aware that the invasion was a plot to assassinate Governor Fayose and blame it on accidental discharge by one of the policemen.

The PDP marks this siege on an elected governor and a government house as a recipe for violence; a complete attack on our democratic order and direct assault on the corporate existence of Ekiti and her people as a federating part of our nation.

We know that this is part of the desperate effort by the APC-led Federal Government to intimidate, subjugate, frighten and overawe the people and unleash a rigging mechanism for the election.

Information available to the PDP reveals that part of the rigging design includes the deploying of an APC state governor in each of the local government areas across the state to coordinate the plot.

We also know that the APC rally on Tuesday, which was boycotted by the people of Ekiti State, was a gimmick to import thugs from neigbouring states. Our supporters, who have been placed at red alert have been monitoring all strange faces already milling around in various local government areas in the state.

Also our intelligence reveals that the 30,000 policemen as well as some compromised military personnel deployed to Ekiti state are being positioned to embark on mass arrest and harassment of Ekiti citizens with the view to frightening them and preventing them from participating in the election.

Furthermore, some heavily armed DSS personnel are being deployed to work with some compromised officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to smuggle in preloaded card reader machines and result sheets, to be exchanged in
advance, which they will attempt to deliver to APC agents.
The PDP is fully aware of the actors in this heinous plot including some directors in INEC, particularly in its Information Communication Technology (ICT) Department, who have been holding clandestine meetings with APC leaders.

We are also not unaware that the stage is being set for the APC to use INEC to announce a pre-determined result in Ekiti State governorship election.

The PDP however states, in very clear and unequivocal terms, that all these machinations will end in vain as nobody, no matter the evil device used, be it harassment, threats, arrests or even murder, can subjugate the people of Ekiti State and forcefully take over their leadership in this election without their consent.

Let the world know that the people of Ekiti State cannot be cowed or frightened and that they are not ready or willing to allow anybody to subvert their determined will to elect a leader of their choice.

We want all to know that Ekiti people are fully determined to take their destiny in their hands on July 14, 2018 and no bullet or oppressor’s whip can stop them. They are fully ready now, more than ever before, to face all threats and harassment and to resist any attempt to forcefully take over their state.

We therefore warn all thugs imported from neigbouring states to note that they are in Ekiti at their own peril. Ekiti people and residents know themselves and will never allow any stranger to participate in the electoral process. Any attempt by anybody to test the will of the people might be faced with dire consequences.

Furthermore, our ‘eyes’ have been stationed in every polling unit, every collation center as well as every exit and entry point across the state and those seeking to rig the election must be sure they will be stopped in their trail with every available instrument in a democracy.

It is a settled fact that Ekiti State is a well-known stronghold of the PDP and we will not, in anyway, accept anything short of free, fair and credible election, abundantly reflecting the will of the people. Anything to the contrary might attract very terrible consequences.

Awfully, the Ekiti action is a wild attempt by the incompetent President Muhammed Buhari and his dysfunctional APC to kidnap our democracy.

Finally, we invite the entire world to note how the APC and INEC are stoking crisis and violence in Ekiti State and to hold them responsible should any harm befall Governor Fayose and should there be any breakdown of law and order before, during and after the poll.

We believe in the rule of law; we believe in one man, one vote.

We must stop this siege against our democracy!


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2018/07/uche-secondus-pdp-nwc-meet-over-fayose.html?m=1

After all said and done it is the Ekiti people that will choose their governor.

What is Fayose attack again? So Nigeria Police cannot play with the Rock in peace again?

Word.

otokx:
After all said and done it is the Ekiti people that will choose their governor.

As long as this isn't the next presidential election, I don't care

If Ekiti people like, they should vote any of the incompetent candidate in

E no concern me

Na only them go suffer the next four years

It has been long PMB has wanted to get him.
It becoming clearer that they want to use all forces to fight back.

Of course Ekiti people will defend their votes. They've been doing it since operation wetie when they were still part of Ondo state when they prevented omoboriowo of the NPN from assuming office as governor after he and Shagari used federal might to rig out Ajasin of UPN. He couldn't enter Ondo state throughout the duration of his 3months governorship before buhari overthrew shagari in Dec 1983.

If fayose's puppet is their choice, they'll defend it but until then, fayose should stew in the juice he cooked in 2014. Iyan ogun odun a ma jo ni lowo

APC government & violence! All these desperation is because they fully know Ekiti will not vote them.

PDP will still win the election. Buhari's toys should stop wasting their time.

Fayose has been tamed lol

Awfully, the Ekiti action is a wild attempt by the incompetent President Muhammed Buhari and his dysfunctional APC to kidnap our democracy.

Ekiti guber election is a litmus test of what is to come if Nigerians allow the tyrant have his way in using state machineries to rig in favor of his party. Lovers of democracy, rule of law should speak out in support of free and fair election in Ekiti state.

He who have ears let him/her hear.

Ekiti people are ready for Apc and buhari military government. infact in all the 16 local government, alot of ekiti people will never be afraid of buhari Apc military government, buhari has turned it do or die election, but ekiti people will resist any form of rigging on saturday. ekiti people are always ready for any battle confronting them. they do these worse in osun 2014 governorship election. it is the electorates that determine the election. Dss arrest alot of people in 2014 governorship election in osun state then, but at the end on sunday morning the voice of the people speak. the same thing will happen in ekiti state governorship election on july 14. the different is clear. ekiti people will defend their votes to collation center. you will hear the results of the poll. ekiti people love fayose. they will votes for pdp governorship candidate on july 14.

TINUBU CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HAND THE ENTIRE ODUA LAND TO FULANI.

THIS WAS HOW ILLORIN WAS LOST.

EKITI WILL MARK THE BEGINING OF FULANI RESISTANCE.

THE ONLY THING DYING BUHARI AND APC WILL GET FROM EKITI IS DEFEAT.

WHO DONT KNOW EKITI SHOULD READ ABOUT THE EKITI PARAPO WAR.

they meeting to direct another movie scene abi?

directors, actors, camera men, screen play writer, sound engineers, etc

Discerning minds understand that PDP old ways of illegalities are being frustrated and scuttle hence the theatrics by Fayose and its evil PDP gang.

All common thugs will be dislodge from political affairs of this great country and Nigeria shall be great again.

It's a fight between light and darkness and their evil strategy will not come to fruition.

Fayose was live on Television in tears. Are we not a mockery to d international community?

APC and PDP are two sides of the same bad coin

Abeg make we rest for Fayose matter

buhari is showing us what to expect come 2019 I bet nxt yr election wouldn't b free nd fair

How is this FrontPage worthy.

Fayose is a wise man.. Don't worry, you will get sympathy votes.. Politics is full of drama in Nigeria.

The nations security agencies must be at alert, this man must not be allowed to escape into. No Orji Kalu to hide him again
He who price must pay

If u people think Bubu is a pushover u better think again

Uche Secondus does not look happy there... See as he pose like presido about to launch nuclear war. It is well sha.

madridguy:
Word.

Just two words to defeat that notion. ''FEDERAL MIGHT''

So what were these armed men doing while he was assaulted,
If tear gas was used how come everyone can still breathe we all know how a canister of tear gas can scatter up that crowd
I just watched his video with neck guard and arm sling and this clown was actually moving his arm scratching his face involuntarily unaware of the play that the arm is stiff and need support of the sling
He did far worse during Johnathan's Era. I am just waiting and watching how Buhari will deal with him the day he hand over Dasuki is still in jail abi and they said he stole NSA money but his actual crime was he lead the soldiers that arrested Buhari during the coup and the certificate issue during Bubu's election.
Now Fayose his story will be very interesting, I know Bubu is really patiently waiting, by the time they slam him with election fraud, of course stolen money. If its the last thing Bubu will do before the end of his miserable term I can bet he won't fail

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madridguy:
What is Fayose attack again? So Nigeria Police cannot play with the Rock in peace again?

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shatap you're supporting terrorism
you're not a real Muslim

repent and rebuke Buhari
Assalamualaikum bro

Mtcheeeeww....
Let them kill theirself...

Focused on WC semi-final

YAHAYA BELLO 2-0 Ayodele Fayose